VARIOUS - All The Young Droids: Junkshop Synth Pop 1978-1985 - 2xLP + booklet
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All The Young Droids: Junkshop Synth Pop 1978-1985
Night School
2xLP + booklet Cat: RVSN 003Rel: 21 Jul 25
Coldwave/Synth Side 1 - Track 1. Design - Premonition Side 1 - Track 2. Vision - Lucifer's Friend Side 1 - Track 3. Richard Bone - Alien Girl Side 1 - Track 4. John Howard - I Tune Into You Side 1 - Track 5. Ian North - We're Not Lonely Side 1 - Track 6. Selwin Image - The Unknown Side 2 - Track 1. Harry Kakoulli - I'm On A Rocket Side 2 - Track 2. Rich Wilde - The Lady Wants To Be Alone Side 2 - Track 3. Billy London - Woman Side 2 - Track 4. Alan Burnham - Science Fiction Side 2 - Track 5. The Microbes - Computer Side 2 - Track 6. The Goo-Q - I'm A Computer Side 3 - Track 1. Gerry & The Holograms - Gerry & The Holograms Side 3 - Track 2. The Warlord - The Ultimate Warlord Side 3 - Track 3. Die Marinas - Fred From Jupiter Side 3 - Track 4. Dee Jay Bert & Eagle - I Am Your Master Side 3 - Track 5. Peta Lily & Michael Process - I Am A Time Bomb Side 3 - Track 6. Sole Sister - It's Not What You Are But How Side 4 - Track 1. Alasdair Riddell - Do You Read Me? Side 4 - Track 2. Karel Fialka - Armband (The Mystery Song) Side 4 - Track 3. John Springate - My Life Side 4 - Track 4. Incandescent Luminaire - Famous Names Side 4 - Track 5. Disco Volante - No Motion Side 4 - Track 6. Dream Unit - A Drop In The Ocean
Curated by onetime NME staffer and Lush/Felt etc bassist Philip King, All The Young Droids is a revelatory compilation exploring the eccentric fringes of early synth-driven pop. It highlights the DIY spirit that emerged after the punk explosion as affordable synthesisers empowered bedroom auteurs and skint dreamers to chase chart glory. These 24 rare tracks range from proto-techno misfires to overlooked gems and capture a time when electronic music felt both alien and full of promise. Short lived Manunian project (and Frank Zappa favourites) Gerry & The Holograms' bizarrely catchy 'Gerry & The Holograms', said by some to be the basis of New Order's 'Blue Monday', is worth the price of purchase alone. Extensive liner notes and unseen images add extra context while remastering by Simon Murphy elevates an album that celebrates brilliant failures, playful experiments and futuristic pop visions born from unhindered imagination.
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